House of Flying Daggers (film score)
E418359
House of Flying Daggers (film score) is the lush, romantic, and percussive orchestral soundtrack composed by Shigeru Umebayashi for Zhang Yimou’s 2004 wuxia film "House of Flying Daggers."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| House of Flying Daggers (film score) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4173110 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: House of Flying Daggers (film score) Context triple: [Shigeru Umebayashi, notableWork, House of Flying Daggers (film score)]
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A.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (film score)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (film score) is Tan Dun’s acclaimed, Academy Award–winning orchestral and world music soundtrack for Ang Lee’s wuxia film, noted for its blend of Eastern and Western musical traditions and Yo-Yo Ma’s cello performances.
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B.
Mulan (1998 film score)
Mulan (1998 film score) is the orchestral and thematic musical soundtrack to Disney’s animated film "Mulan," blending traditional Chinese musical elements with Western film scoring.
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C.
Kung Fu Panda (2008 film) score
The "Kung Fu Panda" (2008) score is a dynamic, East-meets-West orchestral soundtrack co-composed by Hans Zimmer and John Powell that blends traditional Chinese instruments with Hollywood-style action music to support the film’s martial-arts comedy and emotional moments.
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D.
The Children of Huang Shi (film score)
The Children of Huang Shi (film score) is a dramatic orchestral soundtrack composed by David Hirschfelder for the historical war drama film about a British journalist rescuing Chinese orphans during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
The Joy Luck Club (1993 film) score
The Joy Luck Club (1993 film) score is the emotionally rich, culturally infused orchestral soundtrack composed by Rachel Portman for the 1993 film adaptation of Amy Tan’s novel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: House of Flying Daggers (film score) Target entity description: House of Flying Daggers (film score) is the lush, romantic, and percussive orchestral soundtrack composed by Shigeru Umebayashi for Zhang Yimou’s 2004 wuxia film "House of Flying Daggers."
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A.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (film score)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (film score) is Tan Dun’s acclaimed, Academy Award–winning orchestral and world music soundtrack for Ang Lee’s wuxia film, noted for its blend of Eastern and Western musical traditions and Yo-Yo Ma’s cello performances.
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B.
Mulan (1998 film score)
Mulan (1998 film score) is the orchestral and thematic musical soundtrack to Disney’s animated film "Mulan," blending traditional Chinese musical elements with Western film scoring.
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C.
Kung Fu Panda (2008 film) score
The "Kung Fu Panda" (2008) score is a dynamic, East-meets-West orchestral soundtrack co-composed by Hans Zimmer and John Powell that blends traditional Chinese instruments with Hollywood-style action music to support the film’s martial-arts comedy and emotional moments.
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D.
The Children of Huang Shi (film score)
The Children of Huang Shi (film score) is a dramatic orchestral soundtrack composed by David Hirschfelder for the historical war drama film about a British journalist rescuing Chinese orphans during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
The Joy Luck Club (1993 film) score
The Joy Luck Club (1993 film) score is the emotionally rich, culturally infused orchestral soundtrack composed by Rachel Portman for the 1993 film adaptation of Amy Tan’s novel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
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soundtrack album ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese cinema
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period martial arts films ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | Zhang Yimou ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | wuxia ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
House of Flying Daggers (film)
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linked to:
House of Flying Daggers
|
| composer | Shigeru Umebayashi ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| describedAs |
lush
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percussive ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ soundtrack ⓘ |
| hasComposerNationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| hasMood |
dramatic
ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| hasTrackType | instrumental cues ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfInstrumentation |
orchestra
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traditional Chinese instruments ⓘ |
| musicStyle | wuxia film music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rhythmic percussion writing
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romantic themes ⓘ use of traditional Chinese instruments blended with Western orchestra ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | instrumental ⓘ |
| partOf |
House of Flying Daggers franchise
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linked to:
House of Flying Daggers
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| publicationYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
House of Flying Daggers (film)
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linked to:
House of Flying Daggers
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Flying Daggers (film score) Description of subject: House of Flying Daggers (film score) is the lush, romantic, and percussive orchestral soundtrack composed by Shigeru Umebayashi for Zhang Yimou’s 2004 wuxia film "House of Flying Daggers."
Referenced by (1)
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